Chapter 710: I'm Back!
It has been said that in order to become a qualified head coach, you must first become a qualified gambler.
The argument is that in some games and games, the manager has had to gamble, fight for his life to change the situation, such as Benitez in Istanbul Miracle and Alex Ferguson in 199.
The only difference is that these people all won the bet, so they became famous, went down in history, and became famous commanders all over the world.
But Mancini was unlucky, looking at his many gambles in the past, but the result was to bury his life again and again.
After Southampton scored first in the first half by Eden Hazard, Galatasaray did not collapse, but immediately stabilized the situation under the advice of manager Mancini and kept the score 0-1 to the end.
But the problem was in the second half.
Before the game began, Roberto Mancini replaced a midfielder with Dutch winger Amrabont.
Obviously, this is a gambler-style substitution, and Mancini is going to gamble with Bielsa!
And since it is a gamble, there must be a matching tactic, so Galatasaray played more proactive after the second half.
But Southampton is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and it was not long before you seized an opportunity in the back-and-forth battle.
Raphael Varane played a long ball to the front of the pitch and German centre-back Borta misheaded the ball to the left.
Suarez quickly plugged in, met the ball, and without waiting for it to land, he sent it directly forward, sending the ball behind Xie Zhu.
Ibrahimovic, of course, will not let go of such a godsend, like a heavy tank, after crashing into Sheju, into the big penalty area, after receiving the ball, volleyed vigorously, and broke Galatasaray's goal again, 2-0!
But neither the Italians nor the Turks believed in evil.
After falling behind by two goals, he continued to attack Southampton.
Perhaps, they feel that they are going to lose anyway, losing two goals is a loss, losing three goals is also a loss, and maybe there is still a chance to fight.
But what team is Southampton?
The stronger the stronger, the stronger is the hallmark of Southampton!
Less than seven minutes after Ibrahimovic's goal, it was another counterattack, Modric took the ball in the middle and plugged it straight behind him, Hazard entered the penalty area against offside, after receiving the ball, he deftly deftly deducted the attacking goalkeeper, went down to the bottom line and picked up the back point, Suarez rushed to the horse, the header touched, and the ball went into the net!
Three to zero!
However, just two minutes after the third goal, Hazard forced a breakthrough on the left and was tripped by Eboue, and the referee unceremoniously showed a yellow card and gave a serious warning, giving Southampton a well-placed free-kick in front.
Toni Kroos took the penalty, in the big penalty area, Ibrahimovic grabbed the first drop point, shook his head to attack the goal, but the ball hit the body of the opposing player, and after rebounding to the ground, Suarez, who was inserted in the back, picked up a shot in front of the goal, and scored again, 4-0!
The audience suddenly became silent!
All the fans watched in amazement as if it were a nightmare!
It's hell, but hell for all Galatasaray fans!
After that, Southampton followed the demeanor of the visiting team and began to slow down the pace of the game, after all, the score of 4-0 has already ensured that the team will reach the quarter-finals in advance, so the Saints do not intend to continue to press the home team.
Bielsa also made a number of substitutions, such as Mateo Kovacic for Luka Modric, Kaka for Pogba and then Alexis Sanchez for Suarez, who scored twice.
As a result, Southampton's front line has become a combination of Eden Hazard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alexis Sanchez, while in midfield it has become a combination of Mateo Kovacic, Kaka and Toni Kroos.
It's also a move by Bielsa to consider staying for the Premier League.
What he didn't expect was that Galatasaray took advantage of Southampton's substitution and suddenly launched a rush attack.
On the Southampton side, a number of substitutes are also very eager to prove their strength and are quite active, especially on the right side of Sanchez and Kaka, who have created several threats in a row as soon as they come on the field.
Sanchez is no threat to Hazar on the left, whether he is breaking through or cutting inside on the right and scoring in the box, especially with a Kaka behind him who is also eager to prove himself again.
However, Sanchez was a bit impatient, and twice he threatened Galatasaray's goal when he entered the penalty area, but once it turned into an anti-aircraft gun and once missed the pass, causing Southampton to lose attack.
And these two attacks came from Kaka's passing planning.
Perhaps seeing that Sanchez's mentality was a little unbalanced, Kaka chose to cooperate with Ibrahimovic next.
After the Swedish center pulls out of the penalty area, he receives a pass from Kaka and turns to pick up a pass to the left.
After Hazard quickly inserted, he crossed to the goal in front of the bottom line, and Kaka, who had just passed the ball to Ibrahimovic, had quietly rushed to the goal.
The ball arrives, the person arrives, and with a gentle push, the ball is there!
"Wow!!!! Kaka!!!!!!!!!! ”
After scoring a goal, the Brazilian superstar rushed into the goal with excitement, picked up the ball, hugged it tightly to his chest, bowed his head and kissed it, then turned and rushed out of the field.
Anyone can see that Kaka is excited and excited!
It's been a long time since he's scored in the Champions League!
I'm afraid that many people have forgotten about it and are no longer looking forward to it!
But now, he's back!
Although this is not St. Mary's Stadium, he can still hear the voices that support him!
It was faint, but he heard it clearly!
Yang Huan in the stands also applauded hard after Kaka's goal.
"It's not easy, it's really not easy!" Yang Huan looked at Platini and said with emotion.
Platini, who was born as a player, certainly knows better than anyone that it will not be easy for Kaka to return to the game and perform like this.
Especially in the Premier League in January and February, Kaka was quite eye-catching.
Southampton's December and January fixtures have been devilish, with the Champions League group stage, the domestic League Cup, the FA Cup and eleven Premier League games in just two months.
As a result, Southampton, who won the group early, won the last group stage of the Champions League, and all substitutes played and got a draw.
After that, the League Cup and FA Cup were all substitutes and young squads, and they were both won steadily.
But in the eleven league games, they encountered five strong opponents of Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Chelsea and Arsenal, among which Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Chelsea are still concentrated in the Christmas schedule, which can be described as quite cruel.
The result?
Except for the draw with Tottenham Hotspur after Christmas, Southampton won all the other games!
In particular, in the home game against Chelsea on January 1 and New Year's Day, Southampton won 3-0 at home thanks to three goals from Ibrahimovic, Kaka and Oscar.
After playing West Bromwich Albion, Southampton was not in good shape, and at the critical moment, it was Kaka, who came on as a substitute, who scored the winning goal for Southampton, and this goal, Kaka showed everyone his long-distance style at his peak.
Later, at the end of January, they played Arsenal at home, and after scoring twice and being equalized by the Gunners twice, at the critical moment, it was Kaka's stunner, and Southampton finally defeated Arsenal 3-2 at home!
After entering February, the state of Southampton's main squad has generally picked up, and the teams encountered are not strong, and the team is not soft-hearted.
But with his amazing performance in January, Kaka can announce his return to everyone!
However, tonight, in Istanbul, the city where he once created the pinnacle of glory, he shouted to all the Champions League fans with a Champions League goal, "I'm back!"
"Looks like Kaka is going to be resurrected in Southampton!" Platini laughed.
As a former professional and a player from Serie A, Platini has a pretty good impression of Kaka.
Yang Huan nodded, but there was a little emotion in his heart.
So far this season, the Premier League has played 26 rounds, and as a result, Southampton has recorded an impressive record of 23 wins, two draws and one defeat, and has picked up 71 points, well ahead of the table.
Currently in second place in the table are Arsenal with 56 points, while Manchester City are third with 54 points and Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are joint fourth with 53 points, but Liverpool have more goal difference.
Villas-Boas is also controversial at the moment, with a squad like Tottenham Hotspur, but they have played quite poorly in attack, scoring only 36 goals in 26 league games, 40 fewer than Southampton, 32 less than Manchester City and 30 less than Liverpool.
If it's just a poor attack, then forget it, but on the contrary, Tottenham Hotspur's defense has conceded 32 goals, not only to the team in front of him, but even Chelsea, Everton, Manchester United and other teams behind him.
Everyone also concluded that with such a poor performance by Boas, he would be sacked at the end of the season.
Hamad and Daniel Levy also called, and Yang Huan also said that Boas had to leave class.
Therefore, now Tottenham Hotspur has quietly started the coach selection process, and is secretly contacting several people who are in love, without exception, are all well-known coaches in Europe.
As many as fifteen points ahead of second-place Arsenal, February has not yet been played, but almost everyone thinks that Southampton has won the championship in advance, but only Yang Huan knows that this is actually a fluke.
Needless to say, Kaka is not in the Christmas schedule and among the players who performed well in January, and Oscar was not in Southampton's plans, and the Brazilian midfielder probably would not have come to Southampton if it wasn't for Horabuchin's self-nomination.
Nastasic and Kovacic were almost sent to Inter Milan during the winter break.
But it is the outstanding performance of these players that has formed a strong complement to the main squad and rookies such as Lavel Morrison and Pogba, ensuring that Southampton can survive the winter break and the devil's schedule steadily.
Yang Huan really can't imagine that if Kaka is seriously injured and difficult to recover, if Oscar doesn't come, if Nastasic and Kovacic are really sent to Inter Milan, then Southampton may collapse during the winter break.
Therefore, even if Yang Huan is very reluctant to admit it, he still has to admit that there is a bit of luck in this.
But at the same time, he believes that this experience will be invaluable to everyone in the team.
At the very least, there is a better understanding of the winter break and the difficulty of the devil's schedule throughout Southampton.
Just when Yang Huan was afraid, changes occurred again on the court.
Oscar sent a pinpoint through ball to the feet of Ibrahimovic in the penalty area.
The Swedish centerman, who was closely marked by the opposing players, used his strong physical fitness and exquisite footwork to make continuous movements in the big penalty area, and after shaking a gap, he volleyed vigorously and scored again.
Six to zero!
Galatasaray is finished!
It's completely finished!
You don't even have to fight the second round, the winner is decided!